What expense category is EZ Cater?
Online corporate catering marketplace connecting businesses with 100,000+ restaurants and caterers for meetings and workplace meals.
ezCater is the leading B2B food tech platform for corporate catering, allowing businesses to order meals from a network of 100,000+ restaurants and caterers nationwide. It is designed for workplace use — team meetings, client lunches, company events, and employee meal programs. Features include a centralized ordering dashboard, budget controls, consolidated invoicing (ezBill), ezRewards, integration with expense management systems, and a dedicated business support team. Relish by ezCater handles individual meal ordering for remote or hybrid teams.
How businesses classify EZ Cater
Tax details
- Document the business purpose and number of attendees for every ezCater order — this is required by the IRS to substantiate the 50% meal deduction
- Client meals ordered through ezCater (e.g., catered client presentations) are 50% deductible; ensure the client name and business purpose are noted in your records
- Use ezCater's ezBill consolidated invoicing for a single monthly statement — this makes it easy to book the entire month's catering as a meal expense and apply the 50% limit at month-end
- Meals provided to employees for the employer's convenience on business premises may qualify for a different deductibility treatment — consult your tax advisor for orders that fall under this category
- Do not confuse the ezCater platform fee or delivery fee with the meal cost itself — all components of a business catering order (food, delivery, platform fees) are subject to the 50% meal limitation
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